Is it rumored that Zhengzhou spent 3.4 billion yuan to hang marble bricks on the river channel? Reporter Investigates Construction Site Account | Information | Reporter
On the 6th, multiple social media accounts announced that Zhengzhou, Henan Province spent 3.4 billion yuan to hang marble bricks on the Jinshui River. This rumor immediately spread on the internet, causing a lot of discussion among netizens. On the 7th, the reporter conducted an on-site inspection of the construction site and found that some areas of the Jinshui River did indeed have marble bricks hanging on them, but this situation only belongs to a part of the comprehensive improvement project of the Jinshui River channel.
Is the marble hanging on the river channel true?
Is the Jinshui River really covered with marble? Will all 3.4 billion yuan be used for the laying of marble along the entire river channel? In order to uncover the truth, the reporter went to multiple coastal locations along the Jinshui River for on-site observation.
The reporter started from Guojiazui Reservoir, the starting point of the Jinshui River, and walked northeast along the banks of the Jinshui River. They then arrived at the northwest side of the intersection of Songshan South Road and Longhai West Road, and the north side of Zhengzhou People's Park along the Jinshui River. The reporter found that some of the walls on both sides of the pedestrian walkway in the river had dry marble hanging. The length of the marble hung in each location is about 100 meters, and the height of the marble itself is 1.6-2 meters.
Marble is being hung around the Jinshui River on the north side of Zhengzhou People's Park
After on-site inspection, the reporter found that there was indeed a situation of laying marble around the Jinshui River, but it was not inside the river, but on the walls of the pedestrian walkway above the river where marble was hung.
The reporter asked the workers on site about the materials already laid on the walls on both sides of the Jinshui River channel. "The river is not deep, less than 1 meter. A few days ago, it rained in Zhengzhou, and the water was on par with the pedestrian walkway. In a sudden heavy rain, the river was full, so paving it was a waste." The two workers who were constructing said that there was no need to lay marble around both sides of the river.
Where does the online data come from?
As the main flood discharge channel in the main urban area of Zhengzhou City, the Jinshui River is facing prominent problems in flood control due to its long-term disrepair. In 2021, in order to improve the flood discharge and emergency management capabilities of the Jinshui River channel, the Zhengzhou Municipal Government decided to carry out comprehensive management of the Jinshui River channel.
Overview of the Construction Fence of the Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project
The information circulating on the internet this time is related to the comprehensive improvement project of the Jinshui River in Zhengzhou.
So is the information data transmitted online accurate? According to the reporter's inquiry, the data transmitted on the website mainly comes from the "Zhengzhou Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project Survey and Design Bidding Announcement" issued by the Zhengzhou Urban and Rural Development Bureau in September 2021. The announcement states that the Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project starts from Guojiazui Reservoir and ends at Dongfeng Canal, with a total length of 22.3 kilometers and a total investment of 3.354 billion yuan, including 2.547 billion yuan in construction and installation fees. The information data circulating online that Zhengzhou spent 3.4 billion yuan on dry hanging marble mainly comes from this.
Zhengzhou Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project Survey and Design Bidding Announcement
According to the announcement, the total investment of the Jinshui River Comprehensive Improvement Project is 3.354 billion yuan, mainly including water safety guarantee and supporting projects, comprehensive improvement and upgrading projects along the river, bridge restoration and upgrading projects, water quality assurance and ecological restoration projects, landscape engineering and smart management projects, and many other projects. Based on the investigation of the construction site, it can be seen that the funds for the comprehensive improvement of the Jinshui River channel are used for various projects, rather than for hanging marble.
Many questions urgently need to be answered
According to the reporter's inquiry, there is no specific information on the construction content of the project in the announcement. It is unknown about the design planning and use of building materials related to the river wall. So, is there any design consideration and practical necessity for hanging dry marble? How much funding is involved in the marble bidding process? Is the construction basis for dry hanging marble derived from engineering design planning?
At the same time, although marble is laid on the wall of the pedestrian walkway, the distance between the pedestrian walkway and the river bottom is very close, and the lowest point of the marble wall is about 50 centimeters from the river bottom. Is there a risk of dry hanging marble falling off when the water volume in the river is high? Will it have an impact on the flood resistance and dredging capacity of the river channel?
Partial sections of Jinshui River have completed the dry hanging of marble bricks
On the 7th, the reporter came to the Zhengzhou Urban and Rural Development Bureau to inquire about the situation of marble paving on both sides of the pedestrian walkway in the Jinshui River. But CCTV reporters and other media waited here for a long time without seeing the relevant person in charge. Personnel from the Office of Zhengzhou Urban and Rural Development Bureau stated that they will contact the reporter after receiving a response after registering for an interview.
As of the time of publication, the reporter has not received any response from the Zhengzhou Urban and Rural Development Bureau. For this matter, China Central Radio and Television Network will continue to pay attention.
